Many colleges encourage future applicants to challenge themselves by taking rigorous courses in high school, such as Advanced Placement courses. AP courses can help high school students prepare for college-level work, earn college credit and boost their college applications.
But not every high school offers AP courses.
For instance, students who live in rural areas may be less likely to have access to AP courses than their urban and suburban peers, according to a report from the Education Commission of the States, an education policy think tank based in Colorado, and the College Board.
In 2015, 73 percent of seniors at rural high schools had access to at least one AP class, according to the report. For seniors in urban high schools, that number was 92 percent, and for those in suburban high schools it was 95 percent. The good news is that this access gap has been narrowing since 2001, according to the report.
Some high schoolers may worry that their lack of access to AP courses will hurt their chances of college admission. But admissions experts say students shouldn't be concerned because colleges evaluate applicants within the context of their high school.
"We know if there are not AP classes offered at a given school – we are aware of that," says John Latting, dean of admission at Emory University in Atlanta. "And so we do not expect, of course, an applicant to have taken AP classes if they're not available."
At Emory, admissions officers focus on specific regions of the country when reviewing applications and become familiar with the schools in their coverage area, Latting says. Other colleges use this model too.
Another way admissions officers learn about high schools is through the school profiles submitted with a student's application. These profiles are written by the high school and contain information about its curriculum, average student test scores and more.
Colleges say they're looking for students who make the most of what's available to them.
"Students who are able to challenge themselves to their potential, demonstrate strong achievement and citizenship in the classroom, and are able to maximize opportunities at their high schools will have a strong transcript and be competitive in any college process," Grace Cheng, director of admission at Wellesley College in Massachusetts, said via email.
Here are five types of opportunities high school students with limited or no access to AP courses can consider to challenge themselves academically and strengthen their college applications.
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But not every high school offers AP courses.
For instance, students who live in rural areas may be less likely to have access to AP courses than their urban and suburban peers, according to a report from the Education Commission of the States, an education policy think tank based in Colorado, and the College Board.
In 2015, 73 percent of seniors at rural high schools had access to at least one AP class, according to the report. For seniors in urban high schools, that number was 92 percent, and for those in suburban high schools it was 95 percent. The good news is that this access gap has been narrowing since 2001, according to the report.
Some high schoolers may worry that their lack of access to AP courses will hurt their chances of college admission. But admissions experts say students shouldn't be concerned because colleges evaluate applicants within the context of their high school.
"We know if there are not AP classes offered at a given school – we are aware of that," says John Latting, dean of admission at Emory University in Atlanta. "And so we do not expect, of course, an applicant to have taken AP classes if they're not available."
At Emory, admissions officers focus on specific regions of the country when reviewing applications and become familiar with the schools in their coverage area, Latting says. Other colleges use this model too.
Another way admissions officers learn about high schools is through the school profiles submitted with a student's application. These profiles are written by the high school and contain information about its curriculum, average student test scores and more.
Colleges say they're looking for students who make the most of what's available to them.
"Students who are able to challenge themselves to their potential, demonstrate strong achievement and citizenship in the classroom, and are able to maximize opportunities at their high schools will have a strong transcript and be competitive in any college process," Grace Cheng, director of admission at Wellesley College in Massachusetts, said via email.
Here are five types of opportunities high school students with limited or no access to AP courses can consider to challenge themselves academically and strengthen their college applications.
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